1. UT-NEDSS Development David Jackson, Utah Department of Health

2. “Between what I think I want to say, what I believe I’m saying, what I say, what you want to hear, what you believe you understand, and what you understood, there are at least nine possibilities for misunderstanding.” “Between what I think I want to say, what I believe I’m saying, what I say, what you want to hear, what you believe you understand, and what you understood, there are at least nine possibilities for misunderstanding.” – Francois Garagnon

3. Overview  Software Development  Project Planning  Project Roadmap

4. Lean & Agile Software Development Principles  Highly collaborative  Product delivery early and often  Transparency in development  Emphasize quality

5. Development – 5 Levels of Planning 1.Vision 2.Roadmap 3.Release 4.Iteration 5.Daily

6. UT-NEDSS Roadmap  >20 Releases  Surveillance System  Shared Database  Electronic Reporting/Routing  Disease Investigation Forms  Case, Event and Outbreak Investigation & Management System  Security (Roles & Rights)  Data Export

7. Release 1 – Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) Desired Features:  Search  Create  View  Update  Export Timeline: January 2008 March 31, 2008

9. Release 2 – Case Investigation Forms Desired Features:  Search  Create  View  Update  Delete  Roles Timeline: April 1, 2008 July 3, 2008

12. Release 3 – Enhancements, Routing, and Exporting Desired Features:  Routing  Data Export  Enhancements  Form Builder  CMR  Security Timeline: July 7, 2008 September 29, 2008

15. Release 4 – A Lot!  Response to Evaluation & Testing  Help, Instructions  Print Enhancements  Export to IBIS  CDC Reporting  Notes  Routing  Form Enhancements  …and more October 3, 2008 December 2008

18. Roadmap, Cont’d  Case/Contact Management  Data Warehouse  Electronic Lab Reporting  Case Load Management  Outbreak Management  LHD Private Data  Import Legacy Data  Off-line Client  Clinician Reporting  Electronic Notification  GIS  Syndromic Surveillance  HIV/AIDS Reporting System

19. “Regardless of what we discover, we must understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job he or she could, given what was known at the time, his or her skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.” –The Prime Directive

20. Acknowledgements  Collaborative Software Initiative  Local Health Departments  Utah Department of Health  Utah Department of Technology Services  UT-NEDSS Core Team  UT-NEDSS Implementation & Evaluation Teams  UT-NEDSS Steering Committee